UK’s Travis Perkins reports half-year profit rise on price increases

Aug 4 (Reuters) – British building ​materials supplier ‌Travis Perkins (TPK.L) reported ​a 6.3% ​rise in half-year ⁠adjusted ​operating profit ​on Tuesday, buoyed by ​price ​increases and cost-saving ‌measures ⁠and said it is seeing ​encouraging ​early ⁠progress in ​its ​operational ⁠turnaround.

Reporting by Simone ⁠Lobo ​in ​Bengaluru; Editing by ​Mrigank Dhaniwala.